unit 516 safeguarding children and young people
1.1 Explain the policies, procedures and practices for safe working with children and young people.
The 2nd Joint Chief Inspectors Report defined safeguarding children and young people as the act of taking reasonable measures to ensure that the threats of harm to children & young people’s welfare are diminished by all those who work with children. The document expressed that all agencies involve with the provision of services to children and young people should take appropriate actions to raise and address issues of concerns whilst working to agreed local policies and procedures established by Local Safeguarding Children Board, and in partnership with other local agencies to safeguard a child or young person. (CQC archive (2005) SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN The second joint Chief Inspectors’ Report on Arrangements to Safeguard Children. http://archive.cqc.org.uk/_db/_documents/04018472.pdf (accessed 22/08/1)3. In short all those that work with children & young people have a duty of care to safeguard and promote their wellbeing.
Children & Young People’s Safeguarding Guidelines and Legislations
The Children Act 1989
This act was introduced to make child protection a paramount issue whereby parents are responsible for ensuring the safety of their children and local authorities are charged with the duties of identify children at risk of harm and to safeguard and promote their welfare. This act places responsibility on all agencies including those providing services for adult to protect children and young people.
The Children Act 2004
This act saw the creation of the Local Safeguarding Children’s Board, for local government to enforce children’s safeguarding and to investigate alleged cases of abuse. The Act stipulates that though a service might cater to the needs of adults, its staff has the duty of care to safeguard all the children and young people they come in contact with. The act places a burden on all agencies that works with children
The 2nd Joint Chief Inspectors Report defined safeguarding children and young people as the act of taking reasonable measures to ensure that the threats of harm to children & young people’s welfare are diminished by all those who work with children. The document expressed that all agencies involve with the provision of services to children and young people should take appropriate actions to raise and address issues of concerns whilst working to agreed local policies and procedures established by Local Safeguarding Children Board, and in partnership with other local agencies to safeguard a child or young person. (CQC archive (2005) SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN The second joint Chief Inspectors’ Report on Arrangements to Safeguard Children. http://archive.cqc.org.uk/_db/_documents/04018472.pdf (accessed 22/08/1)3. In short all those that work with children & young people have a duty of care to safeguard and promote their wellbeing.
Children & Young People’s Safeguarding Guidelines and Legislations
The Children Act 1989
This act was introduced to make child protection a paramount issue whereby parents are responsible for ensuring the safety of their children and local authorities are charged with the duties of identify children at risk of harm and to safeguard and promote their welfare. This act places responsibility on all agencies including those providing services for adult to protect children and young people.
The Children Act 2004
This act saw the creation of the Local Safeguarding Children’s Board, for local government to enforce children’s safeguarding and to investigate alleged cases of abuse. The Act stipulates that though a service might cater to the needs of adults, its staff has the duty of care to safeguard all the children and young people they come in contact with. The act places a burden on all agencies that works with children